8 MASSAGE POINTS FOR MINOR HEALTH PROBLEMS

Can’t sleep? Troubled by a headache or gastrointestinal problems? Having menstrual cramps? Massaging certain points on your body can help provide relief. There are hundreds of these points, called pressure points, in the human body, each of which is believed to correspond to a particular body organ, function, or purpose.

In the practice of reflexology, pressure points refer to points on the hands and feet that “map onto” other parts of the body, such as internal organs or a larger area like the back or chest. For example, one small point on the foot may correspond to the lungs, while another corresponds to the liver.

Practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine believe you can massage different pressure points all over the body to provide pain relief, reduce tension, speed up the healing process, and more. (Source: health)

Here are some points to massage for a few commonly encountered health problems.

(Illustrations: Dr Martin Hartmann @the_artofhealth)